EdTechTeacher

JUNE 29, 2015

Practitioners begin to think about ways to redesign their learning spaces and schools in the upcoming 2015-16 school year to encourage innovative teaching and learning, making this the perfect opportunity to introduce an emergent technology called iBeacons. This is a 21st century interpretation of a traditional child’s game.

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User Generated Education

DECEMBER 9, 2015

I have been asked to return to teach summer enrichment classes on maker education for elementary-aged learners at a local school during the summer of 2016. The description is: Learn how to code first by playing games and then by coding some bots including Sphero, OZOBOT, and Dash and Dot.

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 30, 2018

Check out 3D Bear How are teachers using AR to teach? Recently, I hosted a webinar (embedded above) with some Augmented Reality Teaching enthusiasts who had a lot to say about AR, how to teach with it, and where they think it’s going in the future. How does AR work in 3D Bear? You can use it and learn.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

Get a 45-day free trial of SmartLab Game-Based Learning Software. SMART Learning Suite is today’s sponsor. Register for my free Differentiating Instruction with Technology webinar sponsored by SMART Learning Suite next Thursday, February 9 at 4pm. He is one of the Lead Organizers of edcampNJ.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 5, 2017

And what they enable you to do is complete a performance and then you’ve for a given delay period to get back to the device whether it’s a laptop or an iPad or an android tablet and see that. VICKI: Yeah, because you’re teaching a kid how to shoot a basketball shot and they say, “No, I am doing it right, I am doing it right.”

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 3, 2017

Previously on the 10-Minute Teacher, guests have mentioned Book Creator as one of their top apps for the iPad. They were in this world together, and they basically – it was a simulated world – had to learn to work together on how to survive Mars. There are a lot of those practices about how to really engage kids.

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Fractus Learning

JANUARY 12, 2017

Some teachers get hung up on the fact that they only have a small number of devices and can’t visualize how to use them for true learning. One learning center was at her interactive whiteboard where a group of students played a game working on letter sound recognition and identification.

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Technology Tidbits

DECEMBER 7, 2015

The reason for this as not as many new learning tools came out this year compared to years past, while more current tools focused on regular updates. Code Kingdoms - One of my favorite sites for learning how to program (Javascript) by drag-n-dropping blocks of code (i.e Xtranormal) by typing a script.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 6, 2017

So I taught my kids how to self-correct. The kids come in, I say, get out your phones, or get out your Chromebooks or your iPads; boom, we’re going to do the test. Now, based on how many they got right, I’m going to give them a mini lesson and I’m going to hit them again. So on Monday, I give them the test. What grade?

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Technology Tidbits

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

Mobile learning and BYOD (bring your own device) is making it easier students to learn, especially in the subject of Math. 50 Math Sites and Apps 4 Dice: Fraction Games - A great iOS app for learning how to add, subtract, multiply, and divide fractions. This game is highly addictive and has very high replay value.

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Tech Helpful

DECEMBER 29, 2016

One of the things shared was the list of "tried and true" technology usage by grade level at our elementary school. You will immediately see that our teachers have access to iPads and many of their choices are iOS apps but often there are web versions and android apps for these as well. New semesters are a great time to try new things.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

MARCH 19, 2015

If you’re interested in the possibility of video games for learning–that is, teaching and learning with video games to master both academic and non-academic content–than the following collection may be of interest to you. 50 Of The Best Video Games For Learning. Listly by Terry Heick.

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MindShift

JULY 29, 2015

“They are thinking about how to best integrate the innovation with content.” ” Rather than picking an app and trying to find a place for it in the classroom, Luhtala is hearing educators and their students describe what they want to do and then how they chose a tech tool to make that happen. The basic version is free.

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